HIS OVER-THE-TOP TIP WAS SHOT FROM THE HIP

A newlywed waitress was overjoyed when she got a $1,000 tip from a regular customer, but two months later she was asked to give it back.

A lumberjack gave Ruth Bullis a $1,000 tip after a four-hour business lunch at Stanford's Restaurant & Bar in Portland, Ore., a spokesman for the restaurant said.Stunned by the tip, Bullis asked a manager to make sure the customer had not made an error. The customer said it was not a mistake.

But two months later American Express wrote to the restaurant to say the customer was disputing the charge.

The restaurant sent back a full report supporting the waitress.